Posts by Author: John Aldred

John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

    Here are 7 of the best new LED video lights launched in 2018
    Dec 7, 2018 John Aldred

    LED light technology has been moving at a very rapid pace in the last few years and new lights seem to be coming out on…

    ONE INSTANT brings back peel-apart instant film
    Dec 7, 2018 John Aldred

    When Fujifilm announced they were discontinuing FP-100C peel-apart instant film, a lot of people were understandably a little saddened by the news. It ended with…

    2018 DIYP Gift Guide – Accessories
    Dec 7, 2018 John Aldred

    Photography and video seem to come with a never-ending need for extras and accessories. And after we’ve bought our cameras, lenses, lights and bags to put…

    Luminar 3 comes with the “Libraries” digital asset management system and batch editing
    Dec 7, 2018 John Aldred

    It’s been a long time coming, but Luminar 3 has officially been announced today. It ships out on December 18th and it comes with Libraries…

    4 easy ways to set up great lighting for vlogs and video conferences
    Dec 6, 2018 John Aldred

    If you want people to take you seriously, whether it’s in a vlog or a simple video conference with a colleague or client, you need…

    2018 DIYP Gift Guide – Bags & Cases
    Dec 6, 2018 John Aldred

    So now that you’ve picked out the camera, lenses and lighting gear you want, you need to figure out what you’re going to store and…

    Nikon D760 to come in 2019, D610 to be discontinued
    Dec 5, 2018 John Aldred

    Nikon D760 rumours first started popping up around the time of Photokina 2016. We’d heard a few of them ourselves while at the show, along…

    This amazing and surreal short film was shot entirely using practical effects
    Dec 5, 2018 John Aldred

    Forever is the short film creation of German filmmaker Nicolas Arnold. He was commissioned in July 2018 to create a “Motion Response” for Australia’s upcoming…

    2018 DIYP Gift Guide – Lighting
    Dec 5, 2018 John Aldred

    We’ve had cameras and lenses so far in our 2019 seasonal gift guides, so this time we’re turning towards lighting. Whether you shoot photography or…

    The DJI Osmo Pocket goes up against the Hero 7 Black in these side-by-side comparisons
    Dec 4, 2018 John Aldred

    When the GoPro Hero 7 Black was announced it was lauded as the “Gimbal killer” with some pretty amazing built-in image stabilisation. It’s even convinced…